SB DX @ ARL $ARLD028 ARLD028 DX news ZCZC AE28 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 28 ARLD028 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT July 15, 2010 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD028 ARLD028 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by F6AJA, MI0RYL, NC1L, The Daily DX, The Weekly DX, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. TOGO, 5V. Franco, I1FQH is QRV as 5V7DX from the Kpalime Village until July 30. Activity is on 40 to 10 meters. QSL to home call. CROATIA, 9A. Special event station 9A10P is QRV until the end of 2010 to celebrate the city of Djurdjevac. QSL cards will be sent automatically via the bureau. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 9Q. Patrick is QRV as 9Q50UN and has been active on 20 meters around 1400 to 1600z and then around 2300 to 0030z. QSL via ON4BR. TAIWAN, BV. In celebration of its 100th anniversary, special event station BP100 is QRV until December 31, 2011. Special event station BV100 will be QRV from October 10 to December 31, 2011. QSL via BX4AQ and BV2KI, respectively. PORTUGAL, CT. Special event station CS29MR is QRV until July 18 to commemorate the 29th International Motorcycle Concentration Faro. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via CT1EHX. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Luke, SQ9IVD will be QRV as EA8/home call from Fuerteventura Island, IOTA AF-004, from July 19 to August 5. Activity will be on the HF bands using mostly CW, and possibly SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Alain, FO5RH is QRV as TX5TES from Tatakoto Island, IOTA OC-066, until July 25. This includes an entry in the upcoming IOTA contest. QSL to home call. WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS, FW. Operators JA2NQG, JH2BNL and JI2UAY are QRV as FW5M, FWD2A and FW5FM, respectively, from Wallis Island, IOTA OC-054, using CW, SSB, RTTY, SSTV, and FM with three stations active until July 24. They will also be active as FW5M/p and FWD2A/p from Futuna Island, IOTA OC-118, on July 16 and 17. QSL to home calls. NORTHERN IRELAND, GI. Bobby, MI0RYL will be QRV as GN4KPT on July 16 for about 8 hours from the Stormont Castle and Parliament buildings. Activity will be on the HF bands. QSL via operator's instructions. SCOTLAND, GM. A group of operators are QRV as GB2SLH from the Sumburgh Head Lighthouse in the Shetland Islands, IOTA EU-012, until July 27. This includes an entry in the upcoming IOTA contest. QSL via M5YLO. SARDINIA, IS0. Operators EA3AKA, EA3GHZ, EA5EOR and EC5BME are QRV as IS0E until July 24. Activity is on 80 to 10 meters using CW and SSB with two stations active. QSL via EA5KA. SEYCHELLES, S7. Marq, CT1BWW will be QRV as S79BWW from the Inner Islands, IOTA AF-024, from July 17 to 31. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call. GREECE, SV. Look for SV2FPU/8, SV2CLJ/8 and possibly others to be QRV from Limnos Island, IOTA EU-049, from July 21 to 31. This includes activating the Plaka Lighthouse, ARLHS GRE-107. This may include an entry in the upcoming IOTA contest. Activity will be on 40 to 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via operators' instructions. TURKEY, TA. Special event station TC90AA is QRV during the month of July to commemorate the 90 years of the Turkish News Agency Anadolu Ajansi. QSL via TA3KO. COSTA RICA, TI. A group of young operators are QRV from the QTH of TI5N until July 19. They are part of "DX Adventure" and are here training to operate in pile-ups and DXpeditions, as well as learning other aspects of amateur radio. QSL via operators' instructions. BURKINA FASO, XT. A group of operators are QRV as XT2EME as well as XT2CVC, XT2LW and XT2HLV from Ouagadougou until August 2. Activity is on 80 to 6 meters using CW, SSB and PSK. QSL all calls via HB9EOU. CAMBODIA, XU. Jean, ON4JW will be QRV as XU7AJW from July 17 to August 13. QSL via ON7PP. LAOS, XW. Bruce, XW1B is QRV until July 21. Of late he has been active on 20 meters around 1300z and 17 meters around 1530z. QSL via E21EIC. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The North American RTTY QSO Party, CQ Worldwide VHF Contest, 2010 Bicentennial Colombian Independence Day contest, NCCC Sprint, DMC RTTY Contest, RSGB Low Power CW Field Day, WAB 144 MHz QRO Phone and the CQC Great Colorado CW Gold Rush are all on tap for this weekend. The Run for the Bacon QRP CW Contest is scheduled for July 19. The QRP CW Fox Hunt is scheduled for July 21. Please see July QST, page 80, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details. NNNN /EX